Film
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Mar- 2020 -25 March
UK Asian Film Festival 2020: A tale of two films and what might have been… ‘Dolly Kitty and those twinkling stars’ and ‘Lihaaf’…
We would have been marking the first day of the UK Asian Film Festival, but for the Coronavirus crisis…still…we can…
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17 March
Actors’ Race Equality leader Daniel York Loh says fallout from Equity Laurence Fox apology is a ‘tragedy’ and says new group may emerge…
Row opens major rift between some members and main UK entertainment industry union… DANIEL YORK LOH – the chair of…
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12 March
Indian filmmakers at the Berlinale 70 (2020): Pushpendra Singh, Rima Das, and Akshay Indikar; ‘The Shepherdhess and Seven Songs’, 14plus international jury member and ‘Sthalpuran’, respectively… (‘Eeb Allay Ooo’ to follow)
Berlin has come and gone but as with all things on the festival circuit many of the films and personalities…
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9 March
Director Bong Joon Ho at the BFI Southbank: ‘How I lied to Harvey Weinstein’, working methods and advice to aspiring directors…
Oscar winner is seriously one of the most popular artists on the global stage and everyone can see why… By…
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8 March
‘The Accused: Damned or Devoted?’ Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s documentary film is a powerful story about Asia Bibi, wider issues and the tussle for hearts and minds…
NB: Note this story was originally published on Monday, March 2 and republished tonight because of changes on the acv…
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7 March
‘Thappad’ – A slap across the face of patriarchy, director Anubhav Sinha talks to acv about his latest film…
NB: This article was originally published on February 29 and reloaded on the date indicated because of a technical hitch…
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7 March
Bollywood asianculturevulturevibes – from our Mumbai correspondent: ‘Baaghi 3’, ‘Angrezi Medium’, ‘Kaamyaab’, ‘Sooryavanshi’…
NB: This article was originally published on February 29 and reloaded on the date indicated because of a technical hitch…
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Feb- 2020 -21 February
Riz Ahmed at Berlinale press conference on new film, ‘Mogul Mowgli’, being ‘dumped’ by Britain and an ‘unapologetic brown film’
Film screens for first time at Berlin International Film Festival tonight By Suman Bhuchar (in Berlin) 7.30pm UK time AHEAD…
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19 February
Berlinale 70: Riz Ahmed in ‘Mogul Mowgli’ ; Indian indy smash ‘Eeb Allay Ooo’, ‘The Shepherdhess and Seven Songs’, and ‘Sthalpuran’ and filmmaker Rima Das in Berlin, as well Indian rugby film ‘Jungle Cry’…
Berlin Film Festival starts tomorrow (February 20) – as this year’s award season closed on Oscar’s evening with the incredible…
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16 February
The Bong effect; what happened to Diversity?
Great to see a foreign language film and non-English speaking director garner mainstream adulation but it can’t be left at…
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